In our study we will be including patients who are experiencing pain, tingling, numbness in posterior aspect till the foot. We will be giving neural sliding intervention to see its effect on pain, disability, balance and fear and its short term effect.

Phase 3

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Other disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/09/057580
• Lead Sponsor: MGM Institute of Physiotherapy, Aurangabad

Brief Summary

The prevalence of lumbosacral radiculopathy (LR) is roughly 3–5%; however, the association of adjacent lumbosacral nerve roots producing neural dysfunction and pain is more resistant to conservative treatment than LBP alone. It has been postulated that, if nervous system is irritated, the system may present with neural edema, ischemia and fibrosis, leading to further damage resulting in pain and decreased function. Neural tissue mobilization has been proven to reduce pain, disability in patient’s lumbar radiculopathy. There is absence of  enough evidence weather neural tissue mobilization is effective in improving balance and fear avoidance in lumbar radiculopathy patients. The exercise program will be followed by the individuals for 2 weeks, thrice a week. We will be assessing the outcome at baseline and after 2 weeks. Mean and SD will be calculated for quantitative variables like pain, disability, fear avoidance and balance. Data will be represented in form of visual impression like bar- diagram etc.Two sample t-test will be used to compare between group difference. Paired t-test will be used to compare within group difference.P value of < 0.05 will be considered statistically significant.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2023-06-09
• Study Start: 2023-09-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

• 1. Participants with age group between 18-50 year of both genders.
• 2. Patients with low back pain lasting more than 3 months and radiating to posterior aspect of thigh and below the knee joint.
• 3. Pain on VAS score2-7 4) Able to understand and read the basic local language(Hindi).

Exclusion Criteria

• 1. Any trauma or fracture of lumbar spine and lower limb within last 1 year.
• 2. Patients having spinal deformities 3) Spondylolisthesis and lumbar canal stenosis patients 4) Patients with BMI > 30kg/m2 5) Patients with any systemic disease 6) Pregnancy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oswestry Disability Index	baseline and after 2 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Visual Analogue Scale	2. Star Excursion Balance Test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Musculoskeletal OPD, MGM Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre; 🇮🇳 Aurangabad, MAHARASHTRA, India

Musculoskeletal OPD, MGM Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre

🇮🇳Aurangabad, MAHARASHTRA, India

Dr Neha Baheti

Principal investigator

7387379920

nehasbaheti7387@gmail.com